Evening Star Newspaper, April 13, 1927, Page 2

9 kS - RULETELLS STORY OF FATAL PARTY | B Says One of Barbee Group Hltl Him—Girls Testify as Defense Witnesses. ew Titles Banned By Mussolini for Period of 3 Year BY JOHN GUNTH Phe Star and Ch April ROME, Radig be bestowed ! for three THE EVENING STAR. WASHINGTON. D. €., WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13, 1927. SIGHTSEERS BREAK PRINCIPAL *D.C. EASTERRECORD End of Week Expected to See Peak of Influx From Many Sections. roup e | wor The charac whom tion, ley Totte et e} good rep ere wera about ind the porch ed up the hat they at the foot of of his leg. Rule aid Rule had They {ncluded M. jr., Waehington ar who said he emplo: draftsman and regarde tion as gzood. Other c nesses were Lynn C, Drake, of the District Councll of Bo of America; J. W. Talley. executive ¢ the Boy Sco and 0. B boys' secreta of the | who told of Rule's zood 1 assistant Sco lows gathered Rule said h the 1o wanted when some o kis ant e of Rule" ted the & on him and had approved | e girls a who were t it he did ted of him grester trouble. He of the group does not believe The other vyouth blow that landed, e testified he feli ght to hold the man because he 1 never been in a fight before and nted to prevent any more blows being landed. “Some one hit me on the side of e face before I could get up after we had been separated,” Rule told the jury. He said some one elso on one side of him swung again and at this point he sald he remembered having he pistol in his pocket and that his first thought after he had been struck vas that if he could get the gun out nd fire the one shot into the air it Tnight give him a chance o get back to the house. He said while he wrestling with the one man the pos- on of the gun never occured to m. He said that as he started to take the gun from his pocket to raise it in the air it caught in the corner of the pocket and he gave it a harder jerk .in_order to get it out and that t went off before he got hie arm fully raised above his head. Did Not Know Barbee. “Did you aim the gun at any'one?” Attorney Welsh for the defense asked Rule. No. T tried it in the ai Rule answe A sign of emotion seemed to rise in the withess when uis lawyers asked him if he had known young Barbee or'if he had ever ad anything against him. Rule re- plied that the only time he had ever seen Barbee was when his picture was in the newspaper Rule will be cross-examined by the prosecution this afternoon and it is possible the case may be concluded to- Rule he some 0' th l’nlncmeu Disagree on Stand. of the Washington ed completely dur- ing vesterdey’s sesslon as to whether Rule had the odor of liquor on him owing the shooting and whether he admitted having H. had q Policeman William Verm: who sat on one sid t on the automobile ride to the station house that night, testified for the State that he detected the o t he asked Rule about it said he had had some. Later in the afternoon the defense called Policeman Fred Scoville to the and he stated with equal pos veness that he did not smell liquor on Rule and did not hear the defend ant say he had had liquor. £aid he sat on the other side in the back seat of the machine, Appeared to Be Sober. “Did he show any evidence of hav- ing been drinking? asked Defense At- torney Welsh. “He did not,” Scoville replied. Prosecuting Attorney a surprise at this point by asking Sco- ville if he had been sitting in the courtroom since the noon recess, and when coville answered in the affirma- tive Cissell moved to strike out all of his testimony. Scoville, who had been on the stand in the morning as a State witness to tell of the examination he made of the gun used in the shooting, explained that he asked the district attorney after he testified in the morn- ing if it would be all right for him to remain in court and weas told yes. Prosecutor Peter said that when he talked with Scoville he was not aware Rule testif on his back rms of tk o stand again as a defense witness. should remain in the record. Character Witnesses Presented. As soon as the State'had rested its case, shortly before 3 o'clock yester- day, the defense began by presenting several character witnesses, who said ule had a good reputation. They wers Willlam Stephengon, Mrs, Jull B. Webb gnd Allan M. Ergood, all of Washington. Mrs. Webb said she taught Rule in Sunday ol. The defense put on Mrs. Donald Dow, mother of one of Rule's com- panions, in an effort to bring out testimony concerning a statement al- leged to have been made since the first_trial by Eugene B. Abadie, one of Barbee's friends. The defense wanted to ask Mrs. Dow if she heard Abadie say that Rule “took a good beating. He was no match for Perkins, who was a foot ball player.” The prosecution objected to the propriety of such procedure by the defense, and the owwt' ¥ Two of Halloween party as guests of the boys, ncluding Rule, were put on the stand his morning by the defense and told how they were celebrating Halloween vith music when the other group of vhich Barbee was one came up to the cabin rented by Rule and his com- panions as a camp. The girls were seated in a parked automobile at the side of the house and were unable to rell exactly what happened in front of the house before the shot was fired, except that Jesse Ward had come to 1e machine and told Rule an” several other boys that a crowd was coming p from the road and that they had hetter come around front becaus ooked like troubie. The girls who testified ing were Nan an student, and Franci car-old school 2d Ruie had an encounter just be- Barbee was shot. Donald Do, friend of Rule and one of the group of hoys who rented the little cottage near Burnt Mills at which the shooting occurred, was on the stand as a defense witness the greater part of yesterday afternoon, giving testimony to support the con- tention the defense that the bLoys maintained the place as a camp for outdoor recreation during last mer, and that they decided to hol she | their Halloween party there the night | ot October 30, when Barbee and his group of friends stopped to ask for directions to a 1 hich was to be held at a country place the same vic Ts High School Senior. 17, and in the g ing class of a local high school, s he had known Rule for five p since they were Boy Scouts togeéther. He said they rented this place on the Colesville plke because they . ed to be near the Boy Scout reserva- tion at Burnt Mills and that they had used it all of last Summer as a mber of times camp. the others. Mr. Ho testified that about 3 Heard “Vulgar said it all had o Miss V Language.” a costume masquers irginia Ta old and who was rty Miss Ianson apples, cake, cides vy of wine that one had brought ¥ ¢ the | ed that language.” ne from pproaching the h t after t n the Srds” ho was com! d she heard “a lot of and that she heard ut out swearing; esent.” She was able to see from the automobile hat happened after that. Denies Being Engaged. Under cross-examination Miss Ianson told State’s Attorney Clssell she had isited the camp & m ast Summer with Dow. who is 3 weeks be- | Coupon ‘ Coupon l ! OFFERS TO ITS READERS ’ “Answers to Questions’ By Frederic J. Haskin ~—the Question Book by the Direc- tor of the Largest Information Bureau in the world. Five thousand Questions Answers in 70 well chapters, Readable, entertaining, tional, i fwmatxve and f: from cover to cover., Present This Coupon and at the business office 75c of The Evening Star i and arranged George Oak- | issell sprang | than the officer was to be called to the | The court ruled that his evidence | !|{and Per: i|{ clothes e its varied agencles, epared to take care of any angers, it was em- by Frank O. Foster, rashington Conyention optimism for Sature that the wma'lins | tow |t hoped for. A \‘»-,‘ Baster weather - uI servation on prospects should | , he on offic \Alb he: ing the opinion anner Spr ghtseo. e g present indi “onven chool students from wtions ¢ ing made weeks i ‘ e crowds herd | today. “Most in_are from e delegation e New Yorl sot mlq, pari on Hai { amateur ac rticipating and distinguished company of eponsors mong the thousands spectators xpacted to witness the pretentio! esentation. A dress was to be held this a o'clock in rium, B: to furnish m accompaniment The Army and NavyBandy will al nate Saturday in playing the n: tional anthems of the nations repr sented in the production. The navy yard will do- its bit by hanging pennants from the presi- jential yacht to form the words “Wel- come, Spring.” The flags will be hung on the point, W see them, according , who vith hundreds tors and actr rnoon hington Audito Army Alice is !he pageant. Ehllaren of the American Revolu tion will carry the flag whicl are to present to Wakefield Sta- | tion, birthplace ot George Washington, r stated, This group was Mrs. Jostah Van Orsdel, national dent of the C. A. R. The children will dress in colonial cos- 10 and v the minuet. This |phase of the festival will be under | direction of Mrs., Tonnis Holzbers. In appreclation of the services ren- dered by the Army Band, | committee of the National Memorial | Foundation will buffet supper | to members of ti nd this evening | at Girl Scouts’ little sandwich ghop, Eighteenth street and New Yoi avenue. Co-operation of was offered through Capt. C. v, commander, and Cay conductor. S ————— D. w. Al J. fore Halloween the place had been | robbed of various articles, including rifles the boys had used for targe practice in the adjoining Shortly after the sbber he noticed that Rule had bro revolver out to the shack he kept it in revice behind th mantelpiece Earl; Halloween evening, Dow | testified, the boys and several of their girl friénds went out to camy. which they had decorated for the ¢ ston, and a number of them were |in costume. Asked if there was any the house that eventng, Dow ‘said but declared he did not v did he see D!ck Rule ording to Dow, & boy nd, who had become a hisky in | to the camp, brought the liqu | place th ‘of his own free |accora.” quoted this young boy |as had heard they were part x t the Dow ng he to _have Threw Jar in Creek. they thanked put the jar av the best of his knowl- | edge, none m‘ !hn boys used any it during the evening. After | shooting, he said, some one suggest- {ed that if they had any liquor around {they had better get rid of it. Dov {#aid he found the jar out in back M)f the house near i D a o did shot, b | kitchen, d to not [ ing the ente | wounding of Barbee or to one ombatants in the fight betwee king a few moments before. i Two Guns in House. I}, xwnen Rule came fnto the his hair was mussed, dirty, his Jaw v and there was a mark ove eye. house, | his | red | one | Dow sala, - . Cissell hy r the Winter, they we returned. | that evening Dow said that in addition to the re and secure your copy Mail Orders, $1.00 | volver Rule Jhad, a small boy had brought a .22-caliber pisto! to the place. Dow said he didn’t like the idea 4 } green ferns that banked the stage, \d on hand | all may | the pageant | the_band | th them on thelr visits | to the | Shed and threw | Upper Icft: Miss Catheri year-old senfor of Me School, who won the oratorical ¢ piouship in_her school last night. Up- Per right: Robert L. Haycovk. assist- | ant_superintendent of District of Co- | lumbia_ public schools, who will pre | side at the private and parochial | school finals at St. Paul's Night School ; this afternoon. | Lower: Francis A. Woodward, assist- ant principal of McKinley High School, [ who presided at the Tech finals last ! night. CIRLTAKES HONOR INORATORY TEST \ \Catharme Birch, MCKH‘“CYI | Student, Wins Fourth Place | | in Star’s Regional Finals. uixn; cal Contest yesterc o of the ten ple ls to the boy Yathe! ar-old sen 1cKinley hio platform in to win the inals la | at hool Distrl contest 1wo two girl in an effort to come nearer the settlement of their score. i t with her ora- | tion on “The Constitution” seemed | | fairly couched in beauty—the musi of the Tech Orchestra the Tech Opera Club, the setting of the fresh nd of the girls Amid the lovell lone boy, al- in_ such ithout second compet colorful costumes graced the setting | ness, Leo Shrider | most somber as company, raised ice W s close e with his spe ncoln and the Cor Greeted by Interested Audience. Out in front of the stage, on ¥ orators delivered their’addre audience of students and * | par ts—and grandparents—an | brothers and little sisters, { with rapt attentlon as thelr pa speech-makers_expounded the prin- ciples of the Constitutio: ‘When the ch was > the o little ened ,m«uhd an *. Dan! y yulmgsli‘r h vim as t in t al of Tech, Wh ¢ neipal the oldsters and the ve | alike applavded with sus prove that reigning high s dents haven't all the spirit The jury whose decision ve vic tory to Miss Birch and s cond h to young Mr. Shrider, w composed of George Anderson, a memb | George Washington University | ulty, Robert Hickman, of School of E Jones, head of the h in_the al public high Mr. Woodward proved to be a bus ness I'ko chairman., He confided at the ring of the con- test meeting to bare introduction HY the contestants. All oratorical d play he left entir tho! wh were competing for shool champ- jonship, and when the judges’ deci. |ion was handed to him The refrained {from the teasing delay of announcing the results that had caused so much | nerve strain and jollity in some of the other contests. Members of Losing lvlunu, ery contest mt Eediees o beatity or emthual r businesslike cha ero defe: winners of first and second pl night were: Miss Hazel Boyce, “The Constl 3 2 Cedar The Constitu- th Hoeke, 1345 Jadison and the Miss Felisa Jen- last ,, Takoma Parl Miss ¥lizal street, on ' and on d ‘Madison and the Constitution. The program which accompanied the Eroup of orations was typical of Tech s a word “h High O Walten, played | more’ popular | Wives of Wind- 1)-»1\‘ n revere: chestra, under D several numbers « ing ‘‘Mer , "‘Rose low \\l\ll\ th year \\nl lm v orehestra, posit at s8¢ however, including “L\ onore No. 8" and Hay Symphony.” Mr, Walten, tor of Tech's young musicians cars, studied at the Brusseis , and 1s a widely known | Sixteen the Tech Opera Club con the program with vocal : Work. is_the a numbers. w |IIII?T Active in Dramat rch, the cham oy Bir r of the Te tive having 1 to first | 1 contest and fol- in June—w: | year in the orator g ler graduatic t quite certain. ‘atherine thinks a great deal of the theater, and indeed she is am- bitious to * become a_ professional | Musical comedy or serious it's all the same, she said last it, ‘50 long as it's the theater. | But then, too, Catherine likes the | medical profession, and while it is | undecided at this time, she may enter ia Washington University for ne. study Along with the school oratori the placs in T amplonship and r finals, Birch won t 14 dl The contestants for the fifth place in The Star final their orations in St. IN ORATORICAL CONTESTS MARIE LOSES FIGHT | Marie will be rope | Storm Hits S]‘amsh Hospltal Ship. | Gibralt | town class rochial the local public high schools, and the , who_will deliver [ champions of the Maryland and Vir- Paul's High | ginia districts for the honor of repre- DR.SMITHVOTED OUT AFTER FIGHT Humane Society Means Merger With mal Rescue League. Action Ani- ; to from t Humane | merge its Animal Re | Dr. Smith, | Thomas® By to defeat e pre He vard-b s fore- . Tru- rable Prop And that sed to figh of principle | affairs of hands into the of the exec > ye-election | s, head- Hutch- | forces, Above: | ant | merce | below, Lieut. John . Viectims in Crash Here Capt. Homer K. Assi t cCracken, Sands, assist- vy of Co who is dead, ai Hosch, critically to jure (I T0WIN CONTROL - . t yme of the i »!Huls of the T form, coramittee. Dr. 'n' : Bratiano’s Move Defeats Her ;*_*'qj““l he io! Plan to Get Power of o Rumanian Regency. <(’I‘(w! them his own slate. \v‘rb:\l Battle Rages. By Ca 11d Dr. Nows. % BUCHARE “I'm dinand’s death—wh s - | a8 long i Tt [ Mr. Hut Queen become oing to keep on interrupting | . said “I'm g Marie's 1 |long as I Rumanta #lipy probat beginning of | Hutchir | R aactin | Dr. Smith continued to insist that | s thie ing recoptly [Some of those present and voting | Sied tietatn daath, | were not members of the society, He | e ; Being | mentioned Mrs. M. R. Blumenbers, teer outy | Who s prominent in the Animal| certain would | Rescue Leagie. refuse *| “Iam a member throne, Av-| berg. “If you wani erescu second son, | personally lm quite ru]d' which will death and | ¢ twe Carol 1 en- to Premier tack me her she to , from the re after the King's her his place. to_Gen. . Hutc not a mem- Dr. Smith, 'Gen Barnett admitted that he was not a member | of the socie: sted ! al | who held membership cards d | ¢ Dr. zavdless of ui e com govern appoir in sign, ¢ action by the exec. | nd had the right ith admitted th 1 | s card, the handing Dr. sard of one won questis comes to I Premier 4 hoping the d dratl B tiplom: atically abstant; d the plan, | powerful | © - Premier | : by to obl riva er conveyed follows a message | Bratiane Controls Finances. hen his express| “General,” he said, d the army > me. You | m: - cept the regenc office 1: ) uestion had pald her dues is had been the custom of for yea me the stamp and told | | me to use it,” said Heep | “The question is whether y - mbership card si tnessed by the se ’ person a member,” Barnet Heap had n 2 improper, ur gnature. These a tactics of a N hecler.” knowing in and prnsnm | Premier 1een Marle's popt greatly car | When the }\lm: st the recent eri- d impossible he | the regency nd Queen ty me its functions wag right to do it uthorized use of | the "“““'Il York ward | tho Women Have Air Fashions. Feminine inte as started spec o dr st in aviation in Eu- | Others Join Debate. 11 rtra ring outfits ership ¢ way in L mem | daughter, t I ever have,” said no right in this | row not a memb the controvers deb 3 re Others joined in : : cluding W. Clarence Duvall, \'4Pv( G A | Srestisnt, and_ Adsmiral S. A. Staune ' 1Spaiish | ton. Tt was finally decided that none | iy who had joined since the last meeting - |of “the executive committee be al-| ‘Iu\\wl to vote. | ov “This matter will not end here,” d Do Sn There’s a great deal | | behind ‘it h I can't talk about | the G | now.," The Hu ed by l, h.h‘ z\’ officer Q. Pt | Ashby LONDON, r Ay agent 1 hospital steamer Melilla, northern ing storm. sports Castilla Holton Arms the Constitu! . Devitt St *hool, “The | ning Today tre Dame Aca The new Truman presidents, Ldward Doug: Bayard, T and treas- ssistant supe 3 hington public schools, will preside at the contest and P. . Ira E. Bennet Awarded 8500 Weekly Alimor erance SHésten: Time. Favored+Over lough by 300 Railway Employes | ern voted t | rather than a furlough. hat coal strike | company daughter 3600 Thirteenth str. low! Mrs, ede | Bied In 1850, n | sisters, trude R Women Become Soccer Fans. \\'nmt,n (nn‘ | 1eague sentatic matter how - | leader; Emil A. Frederic Alan Y and Real Estate Aprit vesterday Alen ( was ¢ won Frederi , on grc She warded stody of ti 1 a prope weel ttlement gives her allmon d real estite ter county, New York. ony will be ed to $250 settlement vides, principal work a s been in pictures sta: ymore, should be out of it for six months. : nds were ma , in 1917 and s o weeks ago. {MARYLAND SHOPMEN ACCEPT 5- DAY WEEK | Fur- at Cumberland. Smith himselt were members, | special Dispatch to The § Md., April r n of the West ind Ra here cept Mary business due to the nd ha notic esson of to serve 000 employe recently on sary. a dispo- men vounger men, who s |D. C: RESIDENT 50 YEARS. “““. | Mrs. Mar; t C. Mol'eland. Widow of Merchant, Succumbs. fargaret C. Moreland resident of Washing ears, died at the home of her Mrs. Willim W. Matchett, n illncss of two ye Moreland, who was cl: County, Md., in widow of James B. in, born in Mrs. Arthur B 4 d a Mrs. William W, t. | at 3 pm. 1 Re te. Inter . Cemetery ient nthusi becon; g inc h || iy child of the coupie | hor | i |a di share | by | yesterday, fol- | of the fair sex and plays ustry rul men. \x,‘\ BAND CONCERT TOMORROW. ‘)‘.m. Orek John Fenstad, NEEDY FAMILIES GRATEFUL FOR AID Associated Charities Quote Benefigiaries Who Express Thanks for Donations. sers and r may be sent , 1022 Elevent Star. 19—A Home Re-established. grant wite a divorce band dered the man toward ir thres children. and left town. lse to do, the to Ord Pres h street No. cm.m.' ; llow the mother to ith her. pendi the Board of No. 20—=Willing to \\ ork Her Fingers | the day pare herse | port her little fax m | tion to | te caused the | part tin sch wee | ing the pe Governr fe childre re to \stitu KELLOGG GOING GOLFING. vend En Hot Spring of State Ke s He smpanied by Mrs Wa T ediate Owing to his favo NOON-DAY LENTEN SERVICES much in 30 to 1 o Speaker Tomorrow Rt. Rev. James E. Freeman sService conducted hy Rev. Fred Brown Harris 'omb, Mrs. Ha a jury of nine will determine the winner The judges Hill, head of U.l@ t of G Rev. George L. public speaking Washington i Purcell of the poiitic department tholic U s DE T OX, lish departr Miss_Barnes ardson, L. West, Mrs, J. Harry & M. R. Blumenberg, Mrs. H. W. El- more, Mrs. Merton E. Twogood, C. A. Snow and Gen. George Barnett. The changes included the first vice president, w! office has been held by Clarence Du and the following mbers of the ive’ committee: stilson A P. C Mrs. Henry ill be Dr. Charles 1. ettt political science de- »rge Washington Uni- Farnham of the of George D Richar cience Unt vin joint activities, and jof 10, flve each from t tive committees, will constitute a joint executive committee. A common office vill be used, with a single secretary serving for both societies, and the work will be done by agents employed Jjointly. Before the plan goes into effect it must be indorsed at the annual meet- ing of the Animal Rescue League, but this is considered merely a matter of form. After the meeting Dr. he was satisfi I thought 1 mm.l it,” he s Cnive head of the pol nce depx Hmt‘,l.{ of Georg: University: Thomas H. Patter- professor of contract law at the v, and Fred P. g of the legal debating ational University Herbert 1 a committee | | two execu- tical s son, fonal 1 Myers, in cf the D Music to Be Feature. concert by the Powell Juntor High Orchestra. under George I2. ad violin by Mr. Hurt, complete the arranged prog: official re) announc n, will Smith sa will present | t of $100 to the winuer | r activities ot the two socicties has been under | | way fof some time and is intended to strefgthen the financial tion of the Amimal Rescue League, The activitiés of the Humane Soclety, those i{who fought for the merger The win of the pr | district this will compete with the champlons of 3,703 Home Savers have already joined forces this year in the HUMAN SALVAGE work of the Associated Chari- ties and Relief Asso. ciation. zens’ 10,000 GIVERS are needed to enable th ILY WELPARE and CHILI)- CARING SOCIETIES to con- tinue their home-saving work. urgently Will you be one of these? If so, please fill out the following blank and mail to Ord Preston, Treasurer. Joint Finance ties and Citizens’ Relief A: “Home Saving” Member:hip.. Capital .. Sustaining Supporting Special Active . Associate Name Payments may be made in monthly or quarterly Inclosed find §.. | | | “aA BROKEN HOM mmittee. Associated Charie , 1022 1ith Street N.W. to enroil me Home-Saver. as a nstallments, today. A new book by the author of —postpaid to any point in the United of this small boy havin; “The American Govern: States or its possessions. it and early in the e it into the air seve ngk. it, 80 he took | School Auditorfum at 4 o'clock this | senting this area in the national con- he fired | afternoon, and their respective sub-|test, May 27, for the additional + jeots, ave: Miss Janet.Sheppard of the . prige of, §200. an¥the trip to EUrope, “YOUR MONEY OR THEIR LIVES.” claim, . have been diminishing for sev era!;ear- and there has been m. ~ ficient pllcation g youke .-